On [[16 December]], [[2011]], it was announced that Lego sets ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]'' and [[The Hobbit films|''The Hobbit'' films]] would be released. The ''The Lord of the Rings'' sets were released in [[June]] [[2012]]. Five additional sets on ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' will be released in late 2012.<ref name="FB.1">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/lordoftheringstrilogy/posts/10150521433837437|articlename=Great news for all...|dated=16-Dec-2011|website=FB|accessed=18-Feb-2012}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Marlon Votta|articleurlhttp://www.inentertainment.co.uk/20120710/official-lego-the-lord-of-the-rings-facebook-page/=|articlename=Official LEGO The Lord Of The Rings Facebook page|dated=10 July 2012|website=inentertainment.co.uk|accessed=29 July 2012}}</ref>

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On [[16 December]], [[2011]], it was announced that Lego sets [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]] would be released. The ''The Lord of the Rings'' sets were released in [[June]] [[2012]]. Five additional sets on ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' were released in late 2012.<ref name="FB.1">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.facebook.com/lordoftheringstrilogy/posts/10150521433837437|articlename=Great news for all...|dated=16-Dec-2011|website=FB|accessed=18-Feb-2012}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Marlon Votta|articleurlhttp://www.inentertainment.co.uk/20120710/official-lego-the-lord-of-the-rings-facebook-page/=|articlename=Official LEGO The Lord Of The Rings Facebook page|dated=10 July 2012|website=inentertainment.co.uk|accessed=29 July 2012}}</ref>

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A [[Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game|video game]] based on the Lego The Lord of the Rings sets is currently being developed by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] and Traveler's Tales.<ref>{{webcite|author=Marlin Votta|articleurl=http://www.inentertainment.co.uk/20120710/official-lego-the-lord-of-the-rings-facebook-page/|Official LEGO The Lord Of The Rings Facebook page|dated=10 July 2012|website=[http://www.lego.com/ LEGO]|accessed=16 July 2012}}</ref>

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A [[Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game|video game]] based on the Lego The Lord of the Rings sets has been released on October 30th, 2012/November 13, 2012/February 21st, 2013 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X developed by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] and Traveler's Tales.<ref>{{webcite|author=Marlin Votta|articleurl=http://www.inentertainment.co.uk/20120710/official-lego-the-lord-of-the-rings-facebook-page/|Official LEGO The Lord Of The Rings Facebook page|dated=10 July 2012|website=[http://www.lego.com/ LEGO]|accessed=16 July 2012}}</ref>

==History==

==History==

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‎While Lego had released several themed sets over the years from licensed film franchises such as ''Star Wars'' and ''Harry Potter'', there had been no official set themed around ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' untill 2012.

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‎While Lego had released several themed sets over the years from licensed film franchises such as ''Star Wars'' and ''Harry Potter'', there had been no official set themed around ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' until 2012.

==Confirmed mini figures==

==Confirmed mini figures==

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==Rumours==

==Rumours==

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In 2010, Wesley Yin-Poole, interviewing LEGO Harry Potter producer Loz Doyle, wrote that ''"[Doyle] refused to deny that a LEGO Lord of the Rings or a LEGO The Hobbit game is in development"'' but admitted a LEGO game based on the [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy|New Line Cinema films]] and Tolkien books ''"'would definitely work'"''.<ref>Wesley Yin-Poole, "[http://www.videogamer.com/news/tt_lego_lord_of_the_rings_would_definitely_work.html LEGO Lord of the Rings 'would definitely work' (15/02/2010)]" at Videogamer.com (accessed 28 July 2010)</ref>

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In 2010, Wesley Yin-Poole, interviewing LEGO Harry Potter producer Loz Doyle, wrote that ''"[Doyle] refused to deny that a LEGO Lord of the Rings or a LEGO The Hobbit game is in development"'' but admitted a LEGO game based on the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|New Line Cinema films]] and Tolkien books ''"'would definitely work'"''.<ref>Wesley Yin-Poole, "[http://www.videogamer.com/news/tt_lego_lord_of_the_rings_would_definitely_work.html LEGO Lord of the Rings 'would definitely work' (15/02/2010)]" at Videogamer.com (accessed 28 July 2010)</ref>

A Wikia user claimed to have found a bit of evidence for a ''Lego The Lord of the Rings'' video game, when discovering key words ("LOTR Ring") within the program files of ''Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game''. However, other Wikia users remarked that those key words might have another meaning within the files.<ref>[http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Lego_lord/Guess_what_my_precious%3F Lego lord/Guess what my precious?] at [http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Wiki LEGO Wiki] (accessed 3 September 2011)</ref>

A Wikia user claimed to have found a bit of evidence for a ''Lego The Lord of the Rings'' video game, when discovering key words ("LOTR Ring") within the program files of ''Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game''. However, other Wikia users remarked that those key words might have another meaning within the files.<ref>[http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Lego_lord/Guess_what_my_precious%3F Lego lord/Guess what my precious?] at [http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Wiki LEGO Wiki] (accessed 3 September 2011)</ref>

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"What news from the North, Riders of Rohan?" — Aragorn
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A video game based on the Lego The Lord of the Rings sets has been released on October 30th, 2012/November 13, 2012/February 21st, 2013 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X developed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Traveler's Tales.[3]

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History

‎While Lego had released several themed sets over the years from licensed film franchises such as Star Wars and Harry Potter, there had been no official set themed around The Lord of the Rings until 2012.

Sets

At the International Toy Fair in New York the first seven sets of Lego The Lord of the Rings were revealled.[7] All sets are scheduled to be released in June 2012 and are aimed for children between 8 and 14 year.[5] Sets of Lego The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey are expected to be released in December 2012.[5]

Rumours

In 2010, Wesley Yin-Poole, interviewing LEGO Harry Potter producer Loz Doyle, wrote that "[Doyle] refused to deny that a LEGO Lord of the Rings or a LEGO The Hobbit game is in development" but admitted a LEGO game based on the New Line Cinema films and Tolkien books "'would definitely work'".[8]

A Wikia user claimed to have found a bit of evidence for a Lego The Lord of the Rings video game, when discovering key words ("LOTR Ring") within the program files of Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game. However, other Wikia users remarked that those key words might have another meaning within the files.[9]

Notes

Tolkien fans, despite the lack of official products, have nevertheless been creative on modifying and assembling Lego bricks to resemble characters, and even cities, from Tolkien's legendarium.